Where does “jugendfrei” come from?

jugendfrei (German) comes from German frei, from Middle High German vrî, from Old High German frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

jugendfrei (German): appropriate for children

Definitions

  1. appropriate for children

Ancestry of “jugendfrei”, step by step

jugendfrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfreifree; unenslaved; unimprisoned; free;...
2Middle High Germanvrî—
3Old High Germanfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via German Jugend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJugendyouth
2Middle High Germanjugent—
3Old High Germanjugundyouth
4Proto-West Germanic*jugunþiyouth
5Proto-GermanicjugunþizThe state of being young; youth
6Proto-Germanicjuwuniþō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →